Chapter 4: People

In the first year of Zhengde, Wang Shouren was also demoted to Guizhou Longchang as Yicheng for his opposition to the eunuch Liu Jin. He came to the mountainous areas of southwest China, where thousands of mountains and seedlings and bureaucrats lived mixed. This has a greater impetus to his knowledge, and he often thinks about it. Maybe this is what fate is to do. If he is forced to follow Liu Jin's power, he may be spared from 40 staffs or to avoid the land of this border, but every time he thinks about it, he feels very at ease, because it is because this The unfortunate experience has had a great impact on his future life. Wang Shouren has read poems and books since he was a child and has a deep understanding of Cheng Zhu's science, but he does not agree with the so-called "heavenly principle" and "human desire".

The new environment and the undeveloped primitive environment in Guizhou bring him a new sense of freshness and nature. This gave him a new understanding of the central thought of University, and Wang Shouren came up with a point that the heart is the foundation of everything.

Everything in the world is the product of the heart (the mind is reason). Recognizing that "the way of saints is self-sufficient, and those who seek reason from it are wrong. In the quiet and difficult environment of Longchang, Wang Shouren reflected day and night in combination with his experiences over the years. In the middle of the night, he suddenly had an epiphany, and he had a new understanding, "The heart is reason."

This epiphany was like opening the clouds and seeing tomorrow, and suddenly untied the doubts in his heart. He wrote "The Life of the Dragon Training Field" during this period. Many of his disciples were puzzled by his theory of "unreasonable outside the heart and nothing outside the heart". Wang Gan asked for advice: What does the flowers and trees in Nanshan bloom and fall spontaneously? What does it have to do with my heart? Wang Shouren replied, "When you didn't see this flower, this flower returned to silence with your heart. When you look at this flower, you will understand the color of this flower for a moment. Then you will know that this flower is not outside your heart.

Eight years later, he said to this slightly legendary enlightenment narrative: Keeping benevolent early karma and drowning in the habit of words and chapters, he not only knows a little about the right study, but suffering from the confusion of public talk, and is helpless. Because he seeks the old and release, he is happy to know the heart, and thinks that the study of saints is here! However, the teaching of Confucius is different from each other, and the daily use of measures is often flawless; according to the violation of the round trip, and it is believed and suspicious. After that, he was trapped in the dragon field, and he was moved by the heart and forbearance. He felt as if he had an understanding, experienced exploration, and then more cold and summer, and proved the five classics and four sons, and he was as if he had decided to break rivers and let the seas. Then sigh that the way of the saint is as smooth as the road.

Wang Shouren also knows that his meditation alone cannot change the current chaotic situation and confused people's hearts. The world seems peaceful, but in fact it is surging and has a sense of touch-and-go.

Wang Shouren has been preaching and teaching since early. Today, the elapse of time has sharpened his spirit. More than ten years have passed, and his mind has changed from the initial bud to a thriving sapling, and the branches and leaves are only around the corner.

Looking at the Poyang Lake in the north, Wang Shouren's previous distracted mind gradually came back. He sighed gently, and the water vapor formed a clear white fog in the cold winter. It drifted out leisurely.

Wang Shouren slowly stepped forward. Now it's getting late. If he is no longer in the official office, the road will be difficult to go. It was quiet around, and only the voice came from afar. It was the shouting of the restaurants at the edge of the city cooking, and the slow cooking smoke also rose in the midwinter wind.

However, I didn't expect a sound from a distance at this time. As soon as Wang Shouren heard it, it turned out to be the sound of horses' hoofs. The sound knocked on the ground blown by the cold wind, making a crisp impact sound, and the sound was rapid and powerful, and the rough gasp and occasional hissing sound can be heard when the horse is running fast.

"It's so late. Who is still in such a hurry?" Wang Shouren thought to himself. It just snowed a few days ago, and now there is still ice on the road. It's not safe to get a horse so fast. Wang Shouren stopped and waited for someone to come.

The sound of horses' hoofs still came quickly and rhythmically in the direction of Wang Shouren's road. It seems that he is going to enter the city. As time goes by, the sound becomes louder and louder. A shadow appeared faintly on the road in the west, one person and one horse.

Wang Shouren's vision is very good. Ordinary people can't see the distance between affairs and can't distinguish the details of things more clearly. Therefore, in this season, although the cold wind is sandwiched by white ice, Wang Shouren can still clearly see the posture of the horse knight. Between him, his legs were tightly clamped between the horse's abdomen, his body was low, and he was dedicated to controlling the galloping horse. The wind blew the cloak on his body, leaving white traces.

Wang Shouren was also curious, "I don't know who came to Nanchang City in such a hurry at this time." Seeing that the man was getting closer and closer, Wang Shouren glanced at a young man who would not be more than 30 years old.

The man also seemed to see Wang Shouren standing on the roadside and began to slow down. The horse was reminded by the reins and made a hiss, turning from the original sprint to a trot. Although the horse was already gasping, it can obviously feel that the horse is really too tired to feed the grass.

The man came immediately, turned his head and looked at Wang Shouren, and found that the latter was also looking at him, as if waiting for his inquiry. The man was also unambiguous and drove his horse over to Wang Shouren's side. Wang Shouren looked at him and carefully looked at the hurried visitor.

The man quickly got off the horse, took a few steps forward and came to Wang Shouren. He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and only felt that his temperament was extraordinary, especially his eyes were full of vitality, exuding a sense of wisdom. The man is a little dull.

In a blink of an eye, the man came to his senses, arched his hand, and humbly asked Wang Shouren, "This gentleman, I want to go to Nanchang City for a whole day in this cold wind, and now I am tired." After saying that, he raised his head and looked towards the city wall. Looking at the high wall that faintly appeared in front of him, and the cooking smoke rising in the distance. He asked again, "So, the gate should not be far from here, right?"

Wang Shouren reached: "Yes, a short walk forward is the gate of Nanchang." Wang Shouren was curious about this person and asked, "I don't know why you went to Nanchang in such a hurry? In such a cold weather, it is still dangerous to travel in such a hurry.

The man said, "I'm also in a hurry to go to Nanchang City."

Going to office? This word suddenly aroused Wang Shouren's interest. Oh, this brother came to work in a hurry. Wang Shouren is also open-minded. He doesn't like to chew words like a sour and rotten literati, and is bound by etiquette. Then he asked, "I don't know where my brother came from?" The man also did not shy away. He wiped the water on his face with the scarf on his neck and said, "I'm from Beijing. It's not the Spring Festival when I set out from there?" These days are coming against the cold winter wind. I can't remember how many days I have traveled along the way. It's finally here today." After saying that, the man breathed a sigh of relief. Well, I feel tired after stopping this time. For many days, I was numb when I left, but I didn't feel tired, and now I'm there. Alas..." The man rubbed his hands hard and complained, "It seems that days of fatigue have accumulated, but now he is tired to death."

"Haha. Now that you have arrived, this brother might as well go into the city and find a good store to have a good meal!" Wang Shouren said that he was talkative.

"Say, I'm really hungry, ah! That's right." Suddenly, someone said, "Since you also went to the city, let's go all together. I don't want to ride a horse anymore. Look, it's also very tired. He said, and the man pointed to the horse behind him. The horses are indeed tired after a long run, and now they are struggling to spit out white gas.

"Okay, in that case, let's go back together." Wang Shouren agreed happily.

After saying that, the two went back together.

On the way, the two looked at each other almost at the same time. Wang Shouren carefully saw the appearance of the man. He was only in his twenties and looked like the beautiful appearance of a scholar. However, judging from the way he rode and ran, it should not be simple.

Wang Shouren muttered in his heart, and his people were also muttering at this time, "Why are you so familiar with me? It seems that I have seen it somewhere, but I can't remember it? It's really strange that I haven't been to Nanchang. How can I see him? No way, he has been in Beijing. Unexpectedly, the question in his heart had not been asked, but the other party answered first.

"Since my brother came from Beijing, he actually stayed in Beijing before."

"What? It seems that I don't know when I saw it on the streets of Beijing, but I have no impression at all. Maybe it's just a face-to-face?" People think in people's hearts. So haven't you been to Jiangxi for a long time? Seeing that Wang Shouren was extraordinary, he couldn't help but use respect.

"hehe." Wang Shouren smiled after hearing this, "I have been away from Beijing for more than ten years. Brother, if you have met me, you should still be a child.

"Ah! That's it. Haha, it seems that I misunderstood. When the person came to round up the field, his heart was indeed even more surprised, "Wait!" He thought to his heart. I will never have seen this person... Forget it, it may be the face of the public."

As soon as the topic turned around, he said as he walked, "Since I want to have a big meal, I don't know what's famous food in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province?"

"Anyway, no matter when and where, it's always safe to talk to people!" People think secretly.

"When it comes to eating, Jiangxi's famous food is not allowed to be with Jingshi!" Wang Shouren is also very interested. Then he talked about it roughly to the people. Three cups of chicken, fried bacon with quinoa, and Gannan navel orange are all good things worth eating. The two were not far from the gate. They had crossed the gate first. They walked to a fork in the road and seemed to part ways.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the visitor first hugged their fists and said, "This brother has talked to me a lot about the famous food here all the way, but we have to part." Wang Shouren is the same: "Well, it's fate to meet. I also want to go another way."

After the two leave, they will separate. After a few steps, Wang Shouren found that he didn't know what the young man's surname was. If he lost this opportunity, he would inevitably regret it in the future. He immediately turned around and shouted, "I don't know whose brother's last name is. I just wanted to ask."

The man also suddenly realized when he heard this. He quickly turned around and said to the other party, "I'm Cao Muwen."